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distilled from real experiences — anonymized notes from a neurotech startup internship, hackathons, math competitions, coding sessions, and a lot of honest self-reflection. not polished advice. real patterns that worked, failed, or taught something.
-85 pages across 13 sections. heavily interconnected — browse from any entry point.
+76 pages across 13 sections. heavily interconnected — browse from any entry point.
## sources & methodology
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- [[impostor-syndrome]] — from "everyone is cooking me" to "acceleration > position."
- [[perseverance]] — staying when things are cooked.
- [[narratives]] — how framing affects motivation.
-- [[confidence]] — sources, validation trap, self-acceptance.
- [[resets]] — reset options by emotional/physical state.
- [[gratitude-and-appreciation]] — gratitude as a tool.
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Joe Hudson / Art of Accomplishment influenced.
-- [[inner-work/welcoming-emotions]] — feeling difficult emotions fully
-- [[inner-work/the-inner-critic]] — inner critic vs inner mentor
-- [[inner-work/view-framework]] — vulnerability, impartiality, empathy, wonder
-- [[inner-work/self-acceptance]] — confidence from acceptance, not achievement
-- [[inner-work/anger-and-boundaries]] — anger as boundary-violation data
## learning science
how learning actually works.
- [[learning/spaced-repetition]] — Ebbinghaus, Mochi, natural spacing
-- [[learning/deliberate-practice]] — performing vs practicing
- [[learning/the-testing-effect]] — retrieval practice > re-reading
- [[learning/building-to-learn]] — learn by building, not studying
- [[learning/transfer]] — how skills transfer between domains
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getting into and maintaining focus.
-- [[flow/deep-work]] — Cal Newport's framework
-- [[flow/flow-triggers]] — Csikszentmihalyi's conditions
- [[flow/monotony-and-creativity]] — 80-15-5 rule
- [[flow/distraction-management]] — AI rotting, escape ladders
- [[flow/energy-cycles]] — ultradian rhythms, 90-min blocks
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managing the physical substrate.
-- [[energy/sleep-architecture]] — sleep cycles, timing > duration
- [[energy/circadian-rhythm]] — light, meals, temperature
- [[energy/food-and-focus]] — food comas, the ~7pm cutoff
- [[energy/exercise-as-reset]] — exercise as most reliable reset